We tried the Xfce edition, which comes with Xfce version 4.18. Manjaro uses the Calamares cross-distro installer, so it's ...

There's plenty you can do with Manjaro without taxing your system. For an extra step in terms of speed, you can even install Manjaro with XFCE.

I settled upon Manjaro as a good blend of up-to-date and fast, yet usable by mere mortals. It’s Arch but for cowards, and trying it on a few older machines it’s been a painless experience.